Fresh vegetables price history from 2000 through 2019

Historical Price Inflation for Fresh vegetables

Prices for Fresh Vegetables, 2000-2019 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh vegetables were 54.14% higher in 2019 versus 2000 (a $10.83 difference in value).

Between 2000 and 2019: Fresh vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 2.30% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh vegetables costing $20 in the year 2000 would cost $30.83 in 2019 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.08% during this same period, inflation for fresh vegetables was higher.

In the year 2000: Pricing changed by 4.85%, which is above the average yearly change for fresh vegetables during the 2000-2019 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2000 (3.38%), inflation for fresh vegetables was higher.

Price Inflation for Fresh vegetables since 1947

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1973 (21.67%), 1952 (19.88%), and 1981 (17.99%).

Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Fresh vegetables:

Year	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
CPI	19.000	20.667	20.592	19.633	22.592	27.083	23.458	22.375	23.708	25.758	25.108	26.533	26.308	27.058	25.550	26.833	27.150	30.708	32.775	32.875	32.633	34.783	36.775	39.375	40.433	43.042	52.367	56.067	55.767	58.217	65.250	70.550	72.667	79.475	93.775	93.925	97.917	108.017	103.358	107.767	121.700	129.258	143.292	150.875	154.308	157.967	168.475	172.408	192.975	189.000	194.525	215.708	209.317	219.475	230.633	245.333	250.517	261.092	271.783	284.383	293.515	310.006	299.350	305.460	322.436	305.956	320.425	316.337	321.394	321.385	321.201	324.745	338.295

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Buying power of $20 since 2000

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 2000. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2000	$20.00	4.85%
2001	$21.02	5.08%
2002	$22.36	6.37%
2003	$22.83	2.11%
2004	$23.79	4.22%
2005	$24.77	4.09%
2006	$25.91	4.64%
2007	$26.75	3.21%
2008	$28.25	5.62%
2009	$27.28	-3.44%
2010	$27.84	2.04%
2011	$29.38	5.56%
2012	$27.88	-5.11%
2013	$29.20	4.73%
2014	$28.83	-1.28%
2015	$29.29	1.60%
2016	$29.29	0.00%
2017	$29.27	-0.06%
2018	$29.59	1.10%
2019	$30.83	4.17%*

* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.

How to calculate the inflation rate for fresh vegetables, 2000-2019

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2019 / CPI in 2000 * 2000 USD value = 2019 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Fresh vegetables was 219.475 in the year 2000 and 338.295 in 2019:

338.295 / 219.475 * $20 = $30.83

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2000 has the same "purchasing power" as $30.83 in 2019 (in the CPI category of Fresh vegetables).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Fresh vegetables in 1947. In addition to fresh vegetables, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.